26Accepting an application

26 Accepting an application

(1) The Authority must, within 15 business days after an application is given to the Authority: (a) accept the application; or (b) reject the application. (2) In determining whether to accept or reject the application, the Authority must have regard to the following matters: (a) whether the application complies with subsection 22(2); (b) whether the application relates to a matter that may be developed as a food regulatory measure, or that warrants the variation of a food regulatory measure; (c) whether the application is so similar to a previous application or proposal for the development or variation of a food regulatory measure that it ought to be rejected; (d) any other relevant matter. (3) If an application is rejected because it does not comply with subsection 22(2), the application must be disregarded for the purposes of determining whether a later application or proposal for the development or variation of a food regulatory measure is so similar to a previous application that the later application or proposal ought to be rejected.